 Pediatric Obesity
"Pediatric Obesity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
BODY MASS INDEX in children (ages 2-12) and in adolescents (ages 13-18) that is grossly above the recommended cut-off for a specific age and sex. For infants less than 2 years of age, obesity is determined based on standard weight-for-length percentile measures.
| Descriptor ID |
D063766
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.726.500.720 C23.888.144.699.500.750 E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500.750 G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Childhood Obesity- Childhood Obesity
- Obesity, Childhood
- Childhood Onset Obesity
- Obesity, Childhood Onset
- Child Obesity
- Obesity, Child
- Childhood Overweight
- Childhood Overweights
- Overweight, Childhood
- Obesity in Childhood
Infant Obesity- Infant Obesity
- Obesity, Infant
- Infant Overweight
- Overweight, Infant
- Infantile Obesity
- Obesity, Infantile
Adolescent Obesity- Adolescent Obesity
- Obesity, Adolescent
- Obesity in Adolescence
- Adolescent Overweight
- Overweight, Adolescent
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pediatric Obesity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 15 | 1 | 16 | | 2014 | 23 | 1 | 24 | | 2015 | 29 | 2 | 31 | | 2016 | 22 | 4 | 26 | | 2017 | 30 | 2 | 32 | | 2018 | 34 | 7 | 41 | | 2019 | 39 | 5 | 44 | | 2020 | 26 | 5 | 31 | | 2021 | 32 | 1 | 33 | | 2022 | 20 | 0 | 20 | | 2023 | 30 | 2 | 32 | | 2024 | 23 | 7 | 30 | | 2025 | 20 | 5 | 25 | | 2026 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediatric Obesity" by people in Profiles.
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Cohen CC, Salmon K, Vasquez FP, Steckelberg T, Chaman O, Dabelea D, Perng W. Metabolomic Profiles Associated With Sugary Beverage Intakes in Youth. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Jul; 21(7):e70135.
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Boster JM, Cree MG, Kelsey MM, Nadeau KJ, Chaidez A, Pan Z, Sundaram SS. Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass Is Associated With Hepatic Steatosis in Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Apr; 21(4):e70108.
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Cohen CC, Moore JM, Bothwell S, Pyle L, Lopez-Paniagua D, Ware MA, Whooten R, Zeitler PS, Nadeau KJ, Kelsey MM. Adipose Depot Changes and Associated Metabolic Risk in the Longitudinal Health Influences of Puberty Study. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Mar; 21(3):e70083.
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Rode JB, Ogle SB, Khoury JC, Allen DL, Black J, Miller R, Michalsky MP, Jenkins TM, Brandt ML, Figueroa A, DeTella M, Ryder JR, Inge TH. Long-term study retention of adolescents undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery: lessons learned from the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery cohort. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2026 May; 22(5):517-524.
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Moran M, Salmon K, Dhaliwal SK, Dabelea D, Perng W. Associations of Maternal Prenatal Inflammation With Child Adiposity: The Healthy Start Study. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Feb; 21(2):e70088.
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Haemer MA, Tong S, Steen EJ, Osborn B, Bradley M, Boles RE. Pragmatic Pilot Study of the Healthy Living Program: An Obesity Prevention and Treatment Program for Low-Income Hispanic Families Delivered Through Clinic-Community Partnership. Child Obes. 2026 Mar; 22(2):69-79.
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Sundaram SS, Kelsey M, Nadeau KJ, Cooper E, Sokol RJ, Ma Y, Ben Abdallah M, Chaidez A, Inge TH. Resolution of Biochemical and Histologic Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) in Adolescents with Severe Obesity after Metabolic Bariatric Surgery. J Pediatr. 2026 04; 291:114944.
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Goldman V, Esaian S, Rivas Fernández MÁ, Gonzalez JO, Karcher N, Gold JI, Vidmar AP, Adise S. Adverse Experiences, Protective Factors, and Obesity in Latinx and Hispanic Youths. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2547104.
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Dobbs TJ, Gutierrez L, Hu HH, Hunter KS, Fonseca B, Browne L, Winter D, Cree MG, Pyle L, Hills-Dunlap JL, Reusch JEB, Kelsey MM, Inge TH, Bjornstad P, Nadeau KJ. MRI Analysis of Cardiac Fat, Abdominal Adiposity and Cardiac Function After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Jan; 21(1):e70068.
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Michaud TL, Hill JL, Heelan KA, Fiechtner L, Ruggiero CF, French DD, Smith JD, Salmon J, Lindros J, Jelalian E, Shepard D, Darling KE, Robinson T, Matheson D, Haydel KF, Flora J, Wilfley D, Carlson J, Hampl S, Staiano AE, Graham AK, Muzaffar S, Estabrooks PA. Considerations for Cost Assessment of Implementing Family Healthy Weight Programs Across Community and Clinical Contexts. Child Obes. 2026 Jun; 22(4):258-272.
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